364 SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENULAND. 



later Charlie came from Maiseyhampton, whose pedigree has not 

 been recorded although eligible. Since that date sires have been 

 purchased from Messrs. St. John Ackers, Fawkes, T. Game, Hobbs, 

 Stratton, and E. Thompson, while Mr. Hands' Lord Oxford Pearl 

 54532, a very taking young bull, of a family of excellent dairy repute 

 at Canley, is now in service, assisted, as the stud bulls have hitherto 

 been, by a home bred one when required. 



The cows in milk are first visited and found rather below their 

 usual number. Brilliance 2nd and Barbara 2nd, daughter and gt and- 

 daughter of cows of the Rosalind tribe (which trace to Eed Rose, by 

 Marquis 407) bought at the latter Dudgrove sale, where also a 

 specimen of the Frosts was obtained, and Fountain is a short legged 

 good sort, while Fuschia, recently purchased from Mr. D. Arkell (as 

 Mr. Marshall wishes to increase this family), has an excellent udder, 

 but somewhat small in frame. Firkin 2nd, also a Frost, by the 

 home-bred Robespierre 43907 who w*as from Mr. W. Hewer's Red 

 Lass, which gave 1,033 gallons in 290 days, when suffering from a 

 dislocated hip in her tenth year has grand forequarters, but is not so 

 good behind as Moonlight 2nd another of the same bull's produce, 

 of the Sweetheart tribe. Epitaph 28th, tracing back to No. 

 15 Chilton sale purchased at Sevenhampton, has bred the Thirty- 

 first, which appears likely to grow into the same good square stamp 

 as the mother. The strawberry roan Rosamond, was the produce 

 of Royal Lady 4th, of one of the old Farnley tribes, to the seven 

 hundred guinea Richmond 37340, after coming south to Poulton 

 Priory, she has every promise of deep milking qualities, and her 

 Robespierre daughter alongside, is a good sort. Lastly we have the 

 handsome though gaudy red and white Mist 2nd, a grand- 

 daughter of a purchase at the Windsor sale of 1871, while amongst 

 the heifers and "dry" cows next seen, a half-sister (Mist 3rd), is 

 one of the favourites, with her straight lines and grand wide loin, 

 another of this family Midge 2nd is also conspicuous for good 

 looks. Ada Byron 2nd, evidently shows the results of the two 

 Duchess sires found in her pedigree, while the stylish Epitaph 17th 

 is very deep, and Firkin 3rd is a pretty arch ribbed Frost. The 



